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20. Jul 2026

Propaganda Glossary: Slopaganda – How Artificial Intelligence Is Turning Propaganda into Mass Production

The Pope’s puffer jacket, AI-generated war videos and automatically written propaganda posts. Artificial intelligence has made influence content faster and cheaper to produce than ever before. One word describes this new phenomenon:

Analysis

16. Jul 2026

Russia’s Shadow Army in Europe: How Small Attacks Serve the Kremlin’s Bigger Goals

The aim of Russia’s small-scale acts of sabotage is not always to cause major physical damage. Their political impact is far more important: to make Europe more fearful, force it to spend

Analysis

13. Jul 2026

Russia’s Shadow Army in Europe: How Social Media Became a Recruitment Office for Saboteurs

A seemingly harmless job advertisement may be the first step into a Russian sabotage network. How does recruitment through social media work, and why are European security agencies warning about it?

Analysis

9. Jul 2026

Russia’s Shadow Army in Europe: How Are Disposable Agents Recruited?

How does Russia recruit ordinary people online to carry out sabotage? The Vilnius IKEA arson case shows how money, social media and fragmented tasks have shaped a new tool of hybrid warfare:

Analysis·Propaganda incident

6. Jul 2026

Masha and the Bear: Why Did Russian Media Go on the Defensive?

Margus Tsahkna’s criticism of the animated series *Masha and the Bear* triggered a swift backlash in Russian media. Within hours, several different propaganda narratives were built around the cartoon, with the focus

Uncategorized

3. Jul 2026

A Fire Smouldering Under the Ashes: Russia’s Negative Image on Chinese Social Media

Chinese state media portrays Russia as a strategic partner, yet sharp anti-Russian narratives are also spreading on social media. Historical territorial disputes, stereotypes and the war in Ukraine have shaped an image

Interview

30. Jun 2026

JJ Green: “The Baltics are next narrative is the attack itself”

"Russia knocked Estonia to its knees," says J.J. Green. "But they did not count on Estonia getting up — and it didn't just get up, it jumped up." The West, he argues

Picture game

28. Jun 2026

Picture challenge answer: the photo was taken at Jägala Manor

In addition to identifying where the photo was taken, the article also allows readers to infer further facts. The solution shows that intelligence information can be extracted even from details that may

Picture game

25. Jun 2026

Picture challenge: Step into the role of an enemy intelligence officer

How much information about the Estonian Defence Forces can you uncover from a media article? Can you identify where the photo was taken?

Propaganda incident

24. Jun 2026

How China built a hidden news network in Europe

French investigators exposed 13 fake news sites posing as independent media but spreading CGTN narratives. The case shows how modern influence operations now use AI, automation and the look of real journalism.

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Propaganda Glossary: Slopaganda – How Artificial Intelligence Is Turning Propaganda into Mass Production

Russia’s Shadow Army in Europe: How Small Attacks Serve the Kremlin’s Bigger Goals

Russia’s Shadow Army in Europe: How Social Media Became a Recruitment Office for Saboteurs

Russia’s Shadow Army in Europe: How Are Disposable Agents Recruited?

Masha and the Bear: Why Did Russian Media Go on the Defensive?

A Fire Smouldering Under the Ashes: Russia’s Negative Image on Chinese Social Media

JJ Green: “The Baltics are next narrative is the attack itself”

Picture challenge answer: the photo was taken at Jägala Manor

Picture challenge: Step into the role of an enemy intelligence officer

How China built a hidden news network in Europe

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